Fairy Tale Beauty Reigns Supreme at Paris Fashion Week

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If New York Fashion Week is the place to look for upcoming beauty trends that will easily translate into real life, Paris is the place to indulge in the high fashion fantasy. It’s where hair and makeup legends like Pat McGrath and Luigi Murenu can whip up wondrous looks, experiment with new materials, and turn models into walking works of art. Our favorite looks from the City of Lights, above.

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After years of braids, Guido Palau built beautifully tiered ponytails at Valentino.

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So many makeup artists have championed the idea of “one graphic element” against a bare face this season—it was brilliantly executed by Peter Philips at Dries Van Noten.

The makeup at Miu Miu mirrored the pastel colors of the clothes—yellow eyeshadow and purple lips!

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Murenu wove double braids together while McGrath taped the models’ faces for a slight lift at Givenchy. Bleached brows completed the almost alien-like look.

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Depending on the color of the model’s outfit at Chanel, she got feline flicks of neon orange, pink, blue, or green. As for those ponytails, Sam McKnight built something akin to fancy dreadlocks with braids, leftover pieces of Chanel tweed, and even pearls!

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Like big lashes? You’ll love the feathered situation McGrath created at Alexander McQueen.

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Designer Nicolas Ghesquière debuted his first collection for Louis Vuitton in Paris yesterday, where his own cool factor influenced the laissez-faire hair and makeup.